God of all
sovereignty,
Thy greatness is unsearchable,
Thy
name most excellent,
Thy glory above the
heavens;
Ten thousand
minister to thee,
Ten thousand times
ten thousand stand
before thee;
In thy awful
presence we are less than nothing.
We do not approach
thee because we deserve
thy notice, for we
are sinners;
Our necessities compel us,
Thy promises encourage us,
Our broken hearts incite us,
The Mediator draws us,
Thy acceptance of others moves
us.
Look thou upon us
and be merciful unto us;
Convince us of the
penalty and pollution of sin;
Give us faith to
believe, and, believing,
to have life in
Jesus;
May we enter into
his sufferings;
Let us see thy hand
in the instruments of our grief,
rejoicing that they are from thy
over-ruling
providence.
Let not our weeping
hinder sowing;
nor sorrow, duty.
While living in a
world of change let us seek
the abiding city.
Be with us to our
journey’s end
that we may glorify thee in death
as in life.
We bless thee for
preservation, supplies, mercies,
and to thee, keeper of souls, we
commit
all we are and have.
May no evil befall
us,
no sickness come nigh us,
no horror disturb us!
May our conscience
be clear, our hearts pure,
our sleep sweet!
And with the
innumerable company who neither
slumber nor rest
we join in ascribing blessing,
honour,
glory and power
to the Lamb upon the throne,
for ever and ever.